An ice topography observation system (ITOS) on the ODIN platform

ITOS, for Ice Topography Observation System, is a mission concept which has been studied by a scientific and industrial team led by the Swedish Space Corporation for ESA in the frame of its Earth Observation Preparatory Program. The study has contributed to support the definition of the candidate missions for a potential Earth Explorer program of scientific and research missions. The study shows the utility of an ODIN type of platform, developed by Swedish Space Corporation, for advanced remote sensing missions. The paper gives a brief description of the mission and the defined elements of the mission architecture, i.e. the mission parameters, the payload (laser altimeter) and the spacecraft.